QA Test Engineer (UI, API, SQL)

Mahesh Shrestha

208-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Fairfax, VA 22032

Professional Summary

Detail-oriented Software QA/Test Engineer with 8+ years of experience in manual and automation testing, API Testing and Agile development environments. Strong expertise in UI automation (Selenium-Java, Cucumber), SQL-based validation, functional, regression, smoke, integration, system, and UAT testing. I am skilled at designing test automation frameworks, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring product quality through rigorous UI, API, and database testing. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, minimizing production defects, and delivering knowledge transfer to enhance team efficiency, and improving automation coverage.

Education

Colorado Technical University, Colorado

Master of Science, Management Information Technology

MLQ University, Philippines

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering Professional Experience

Professional Experience

Software QA/ Test Engineer

Agile Defense 1430 Spring Hill Road, Suite 200, Mclean, VA 22102 703-***-****

Jan 2021 - Aug 2025

• Analyzed requirements to develop detailed manual and API automation test cases, ensuring comprehensive validation and documentation of test results.

• Produced and maintained thorough test cases and scripts using X-ray, Rational, and Jira, aligning with project acceptance criteria.

• Executed API automation scripts with assertions in ReadyAPI/SoapUI to validate backend services and support ETL data verification processes.

• Performed UI automation regression and functional testing using Gauge-Selenium-Java, ensuring workflow integrity across services.

• Validated backend data integrity by writing and executing SQL queries for data validation and verification.

• Conducted end-to-end UI tests to confirm complete service workflows and operational functionality.

• Collaborated with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to establish and confirm requirements through both manual and automated testing.

• Logged, tracked, and managed defects in Jira, actively participating in defect triage meetings to drive efficient issue resolution.

• Supported 508 compliance testing by ensuring proper execution and detailed documentation of test activities.

• Mentored team members via knowledge transfer sessions on end-to-end workflows, contributing to enhanced QA efficiency.

• Contributed to the reduction of UAT defects and production issues by rigorously validating releases prior to deployment.

Software QA/ Test Engineer

Alethix llc 4114 Legato Road # 440, Fairfax, VA 22033 703-***-****

Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

• Collaborated with development and QA teams to analyze requirements, data schema, and operational challenges, leading to the development of targeted test scenarios.

• Designed and developed unit and integration test scripts within a DevOps pipeline to ensure robust application testing.

• Participated in Requirement and Design Reviews by generating effective unit, integration, and system tests in alignment with acceptance criteria.

• Supported government cloud transition initiatives by adapting testing methodologies for secure, compliant deployments.

• Developed comprehensive test scenarios and artifacts, including test plans, cases, and reports, to document testing outcomes and guide corrective actions.

• Provided critical production support by analyzing, reproducing, and validating fixes for break/fix and enhancement requests.

• Produced technical deliverables such as the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Use Cases, and migration plans to support project documentation.

• Monitored and managed defect lifecycles in Jira and Rational to ensure timely defect resolution.

• Implemented process improvements in QA methodologies and automation strategies, enhancing overall testing efficiency.

• Created UI and API automated regression test scripts to validate application functionality and database results against acceptance criteria.

• Led daily stand-ups, defect triage meetings, and release readiness reviews, resulting in a 25% improvement in issue resolution times.

• Mentored junior QA team members by introducing industry best practices, thereby increasing testing efficiency and documentation quality.

• Compiled QA status reports and dashboards for senior management, facilitating data-driven decision making in release cycles.

Software QA/ Test Engineer

Five 9 Group llc 4000 Legato Rd # 1100 Fairfax, VA 22033 703-***-****

May 2017 - Dec 2019

• Designed and executed manual and automation test cases to validate system requirements, ensuring optimal coverage for business-critical applications.

• Built and maintained automation frameworks (Selenium WebDriver + Serenity + Cucumber) for UI, API, and regression testing.

• Developed BDD test scenarios in Cucumber with Gherkin syntax, ensuring business stakeholders could easily understand acceptance criteria.

• Conducted API testing (SOAP/REST) using SoapUI and Postman, validating endpoints with assertions and Swagger documentation.

• Automated regression test suites, reducing manual testing time and improving release efficiency.

• Support to execute 508 compliance testing, documenting results to ensure accessibility standards were met for government applications.

• Wrote and optimized SQL queries (multi-table joins, nested queries) to validate data consistency and integrity across backend systems.

• Collaborated with developers, BAs, and product managers during sprint planning, design reviews, and defect triage sessions.

• Integrated automated test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, improving defect detection rate in early development phases.

• Maintained traceability matrices to ensure all requirements were mapped to functional and automated tests.

Technical Skills

• Programming: Java

• Automation Tools/ Frameworks: Selenium-Java, Cucumber, BDD, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Gauge, Spec

• API Testing: Postman, SoapUI, Swagger, and ReadyAPI

• Testing Types: functional testing, end-to-end testing, integration testing, regression testing, smoke testing, exploratory testing, UI testing, API testing, backend testing

• Database: RDBMS, MS SQL, SQL-Query backend data validation, data integrity verification

• Documentation and Defect Management: Test plans, test cases, test execution reports, defect documentation, reproduction steps, screenshots, expected versus actual results, Jira (defect logging, triage and tracking), Git, X-ray, Rational, Confluence page

• Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, DevOps/CI-CD environments

• Collaboration & Communication: Cross-team knowledge transfer, Requirement reviews and analysis, failure investigation, test evidence collection, environment verification, root cause investigation, defect reporting, defect retesting, UAT support, and Agile ceremonies

Status

US Citizen: Obtained the Public Trust clearance

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